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Financial Services and Banking

Empowering North Carolina’s Economy

For over 200 years, North Carolina has been a national leader in the development of the financial services industry. Brooks Pierce has provided timely, nuanced counsel to banks and other financial institutions throughout North Carolina and in neighboring states. Our attorneys represent banks, savings associations, credit unions, insurers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and trade associations, including the N.C. Bankers Association. Our services are comprehensive and spread across the gamut of issues that bankers and financial officers face daily.

Corporate and Transactions. Brooks Pierce attorneys also assist banks and other financial institutions with a variety of corporate and transactional matters, such as:

Mergers and acquisitions

Corporate governance

Public securities offerings

Private equity investments and exits

Risk management programs and structures

Commercial and acquisition/development loans and loan restructurings

Executive compensation programs

Chartering of de novo banks

1934 Act reporting and related securities matters

Regulatory. Our team of attorneys advises banks and other financial institutions on remaining compliant with state and federal regulations, including: